Robert Moore, Broker/Owner of Moore Realty Group in Apopka, represents buyers and sellers of vacant land, farms and acreage in Northwest Orange, Lake and Sumter counties. His closed land sales run from $12,000 lots to a 74-acre tract at $825,000, and he currently lists 21.4 acres in Center Hill and 3.43 acres in Leesburg. Call or text 352-504-6371.
Why land needs a different kind of agent
A house comes with an inspection report, a comparable sale down the street and a lender who knows what to do with it. Land comes with none of those. The value sits in things you cannot see from the road:
- What the county will let you build. Zoning, future land use, minimum lot size and density decide whether 3 acres is one homesite or a small subdivision.
- Legal access. A parcel can front a road and still have no recorded right to use it.
- Water and waste. Wells, septic permits, soil and the distance to public utilities.
- Wet ground. Wetlands and flood zones reduce the usable acreage, sometimes substantially.
- The contract. A vacant-land contract and a feasibility period, not the standard house form.
Robert has closed land sales at both ends of the scale, on the listing side and the buyer side.
The record on land
| Property | Size | Price | Date | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9684 CR 705, Center Hill | 74 acres | $825,000 | Mar 2023 | Listing broker |
| 41812 Catbrier Lane, Umatilla | 10 acres with home and barns | $800,000 | Jun 2026 | Buyer's broker |
| Bay Street Lot 2, Leesburg | 3.43 acres | $230,000 | Jun 2025 | Buyer's broker |
| 6123 County Road 734, Center Hill | 2.3 acres | $55,000 | Nov 2021 | |
| 8130 Shellstream Drive Lot 4, Webster | 1.03 acres | $36,000 | Aug 2025 | Buyer's broker |
| Guava Pass Lot 14, Ocklawaha | 0.26 acres | $12,000 | Jul 2024 | Listing and buyer side |
The full sold ledger, with a map
Listed now
Each listing has a full dossier with the gallery, parcel facts and a land-loan payment model.
- 21.4 acres, Center Hill, $689,000. Two contiguous parcels, a 1973 farmhouse, a workshop, a pond and a six-inch irrigation well.
- 3.43 acres, Leesburg, $250,000. Zoned R-6, with a gravel drive and a cleared homesite pad.
Tools and reading for land buyers
Run the parcel
The land calculator gives price per acre, how many homes the zoning could yield after roads and retention, and a land-loan payment.
Read the guide
Buying land and acreage in Central Florida covers zoning, access, wells, septic, wetlands, surveys and the contract.
Take the course
The free Land Buyer's Field Course is five short lessons with a quiz in each.
Print the checklist
The land due-diligence checklist is the list to work through during your feasibility period.
Selling land
Land sells to a smaller pool of buyers than a house, and they ask harder questions. A listing that answers them up front (survey, zoning letter, well and septic records, flood map, what can be built) gives a buyer fewer reasons to walk away than one that says "bring your builder". That is the package to assemble before the listing goes live, priced from closed land sales rather than asking prices.
Who sells land and acreage near Apopka, Florida?
Robert Moore of Moore Realty Group, an Apopka-based broker, handles land and acreage in Northwest Orange, Lake and Sumter counties. His public record includes a 74-acre sale in Center Hill at $825,000 in 2023 and a 10-acre purchase in Umatilla at $800,000 in 2026. Call or text 352-504-6371.
How is price per acre calculated?
Divide the price by the total acreage. Robert's 21.4-acre Center Hill listing at $689,000 works out to about $32,196 an acre; the 3.43-acre Leesburg parcel at $250,000 is about $72,886 an acre. Smaller parcels and parcels with higher zoning density usually cost more per acre.
Can I get a normal mortgage on vacant land?
Usually not. Land loans come from local banks, credit unions and farm lenders, and they typically ask for a larger down payment and charge a higher rate than a home mortgage. Get terms in writing before you write an offer, and use the land calculator to model the payment.
What should I check before buying acreage?
Zoning and future land use, recorded legal access, a current survey, well and septic feasibility, wetlands and flood zone, and title. The due-diligence checklist lists each item.
Sources: Stellar MLS records as shown on Zillow and Homes.com, read November 11, 2026. General information, not legal advice; confirm zoning and permitted uses with the county.
